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‘Cat’ Matlala keeps it in the bag, De Beers mine pauses, and Trump UFC plot foiled

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Coming up in your midweek edition of News24’s premier video bulletin, Unread, the fraud, corruption and money laundering case brought against Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala is now going to trial, unless a new plea deal can be struck soon, while his Madlanga Commission testimony is put on ice for now. In other news, diamonds may be forever, but mining giant De Beers is pressing pause on operations at its Limpopo facility; and US authorities have cornered eight suspects for plotting to attack the White House in June. With these, plus a handful of curated stories you may have missed in this busy week so far, Unread’s broadcast journalist, Graeme Raubenheimer, has you covered in 10 minutes or less. Expect fresh shows twice a week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw, and video journalists Luke Daniel, Storm Simpson and Chelsea Ogilvie. This show is then quality-checked by an editor and/or senior member of News24. #News24Video #News24 For this story and more, visit News24: https://www.news24.com/multimedia/video
15 Jul English South Africa News · Politics

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